Cybersecurity Advance Certificate

Overview

Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 6/18/2024
Next Re-Certification Date: 10/15/2026

Program Description

The Cybersecurity Advanced Certificate program provides knowledge and skill set for students pursuing career opportunities in cybersecurity. With a hands-on approach to learning in this program, students acquire essential to cybersecurity technical knowledge relating to using and administering network devices and network operating systems, practice ethical hacking, and engage in information security systems analysis. Students also learn to script and code to monitor, protect against, contain, respond to and recover from cyberattacks.

Established in 2020

CIP: 11-1003 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

Training Program Type

Vocational

Provider Information

Program Contact Info

6301 S. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 602-5290

Associated Job Families and Occupations

  • Computer and Mathematical Occupations
    • (151212 )

Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body

Quality Assurance

  • North Central Association
  • Illinois Community College Board
  • Illinois State Board of Education

Education Information

Community College Certificate of Completion

48 Weeks ( 400.00 Hours / 30.00 Credit Hours )

Tuition$4,380.00
Books$1,000.00
Total Cost$5,380.00

Financial Aid

  • Pell Grants
  • Illinois Monetary Award Program
  • Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
  • Institutional Scholarships

Application Procedure

The contact person for program information Dr. Eddie Phillips, Vice President- Academic & Student Affairs (773) 602-5440, email address: ephillips13@ccc.edu Submit online admissions application (applyppd.ccc.edu), complete financial aid application (www.fafsa.ed.gov), complete placement test (math: my.ccc.edu), residency verification: as proof of residency, the student must bring a current State of Illinois Driver license or a State of Illinois State I.D.; meet with college advisor (my.ccc.edu); new student orientation (ccc.edu/orientation); obtain your student ID in room V-132, and purchase textbooks at CCC Online BookStore (ccc.edu/textbookx). For an appointment with the WIOA Coordinator, Gloria White, please email: gwhite@ccc.edu The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $8,000.

Entry Requirements:

  • HS Diploma/GED
  • Math - 9th grade level
  • Reading - 9th grade level
  • Language - Placement Test
  • Writing - Placement Test

Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance

  • EEO Compliant: Yes
  • Disability Accomodation: Yes

Program Offerings

  • Full-Time Enrollment
  • Part-Time Enrollment
  • Internships
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Labs
  • Day Classes

Performance Data

Program: Cybersecurity Advance Certificate

Overview

Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 6/18/2024
Next Re-Certification Date: 10/15/2026

Program Description

The Cybersecurity Advanced Certificate program provides knowledge and skill set for students pursuing career opportunities in cybersecurity. With a hands-on approach to learning in this program, students acquire essential to cybersecurity technical knowledge relating to using and administering network devices and network operating systems, practice ethical hacking, and engage in information security systems analysis. Students also learn to script and code to monitor, protect against, contain, respond to and recover from cyberattacks.

Established in 2020

CIP: 11-1003 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

Provider Information

Program Contact Info

6301 S. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60621
(773) 602-5290

Associated Job Families and Occupations

  • Computer and Mathematical Occupations
    • (151212 )

Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body

Quality Assurance

  • North Central Association
  • Illinois Community College Board
  • Illinois State Board of Education

Education Information

Community College Certificate of Completion

48 Weeks ( 400.00 Hours / 30.00 Credit Hours )

Tuition$4,380.00
Books$1,000.00
Total Cost$5,380.00

Financial Aid

  • Pell Grants
  • Illinois Monetary Award Program
  • Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
  • Institutional Scholarships

Application Procedure

The contact person for program information Dr. Eddie Phillips, Vice President- Academic & Student Affairs (773) 602-5440, email address: ephillips13@ccc.edu Submit online admissions application (applyppd.ccc.edu), complete financial aid application (www.fafsa.ed.gov), complete placement test (math: my.ccc.edu), residency verification: as proof of residency, the student must bring a current State of Illinois Driver license or a State of Illinois State I.D.; meet with college advisor (my.ccc.edu); new student orientation (ccc.edu/orientation); obtain your student ID in room V-132, and purchase textbooks at CCC Online BookStore (ccc.edu/textbookx). For an appointment with the WIOA Coordinator, Gloria White, please email: gwhite@ccc.edu The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $8,000.

Entry Requirements:

  • HS Diploma/GED
  • Math - 9th grade level
  • Reading - 9th grade level
  • Language - Placement Test
  • Writing - Placement Test

Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance

  • EEO Compliant: Yes
  • Disability Accomodation: Yes

Program Offerings

  • Full-Time Enrollment
  • Part-Time Enrollment
  • Internships
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Labs
  • Day Classes